Bean-cutter



I UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

HENRY A. GROTHOLTMAN, OF FORT NVAYNE, INDIANA.

BEAN-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,516, dated June 28,1887,

' Application filed February 15, 1887. Serial No. 227,7'Z 8. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY A. GROTHOLT- MAN, of Fort Wayne, in the countyof Allen and. State of Indiana, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Bean-Cutters, of whichthe following is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention has for its object to provide new and useful improvementsin machines for slicing beans for pickling and other purposes, so thatthe machines will be simple in construction, and rapid and effective inoperation.

The invention consists in a novel construclion and combination of parts,as hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved beaucutter. Fig. 2 is asectional elevation through one of the feed-tubes and a cutter-knifeco-operating therewith. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the machine.Fig. et is a detail plan view of the rotary cutterdisk.

The support 0, which may be a table-top, is formed with the circularopening 0, over which is placed the casing of the machine.

The casing consists ofthe cylinder B, open at its lower end and receivedthereat in a groove formed in a ring, D, secured to the support. 0,around the top of the opening 0 therein. The upper end of the cylinder Bis covered by a circular head, F, formed in its under face with aperipheral groove to receive the upper edge of the cylinder 13.

On the top of the head F is secured the vertical D-shaped frame A, whichsupports the driving mechanism, Long vertical bolts f are passed througheach end of the frame A, through the projecting edge of the head F,outside the cylinder B, through the ring D and the support 0, andreceive nuts on their lower threaded ends. -By screwing up these nutsthe bolts 7 may be drawn tight to firmly secure the parts of the machinetogether and to the support 0. I

In one side of the D-shaped frame A is through the head F, and receiveson its lower end the cutter-disk r. The cutter-disk 0' is held betweennuts screwing on the lower threaded end of the shaft (1, whereby it maybe adjusted vertically and clamped firmly in place thereon. At equalintervals on the disk r, near the periphery thereof, are provided raisedblocks, on which are secured by screws or otherwise the flat cutterblades or knives m, and in front of the blades openings 8 are formed inthe disk. The green beans to be sliced are fed through openings 6 in thehead F, and are guided by the tubes a, inclined in the direction ofrotation of the cutter-disk 1*, into the path of the cutter-blades. Thecutter-disk is revolved by means of the crankarm and bevel-geardescribed, and the cutterblades m,'revolving parallel and closely to thelower ends of the inclined guide-tubes a, so as to shave the same,quickly and smoothly slice the beans, the pieces of which fall throughthe openings 8 in the cutter-disk and through theopen bottom of theeasing into a suitable receptacle placed beneath the support 0.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The bean'cutter consisting of the outer casing having head F, anddownwardly-pro jecting inclined feed-tubes, the vertical shaft d,screw-threaded at its lower end and provided with disk-shapedcutter-head r, with slicing-knives, and nutsf arranged upon the threadedend upon opposite sides of the cutter-head for adjusting the lattervertically, a crank-shaft, G, and bevel-wheel's b 0, connecting thecrank-shaft to the vertical shaft, and the frame A, mounted upon thehead F, and

forming bearings for both the vertical shaft 2. The combination. withthe support 0, ends of said bolts, substnnliallyas shown and having theopening 0', the grooved ring D described. surrounding the opening, thecylinder B the 3 T T H H V T head F of the cylinder, and the verticalframe I HOL [MAB' A, in which the driving-gear is mounted, 0f\Vitnesses:

long bolts f, passed through the frame, head, I JOHN Dmzmnmnss, ring,and support, and nuts screwed on the l 'luos. S. HELLER.

